What Separates Golf Pros From Amateurs? This Hip Turn
4 golfers recommended it · 2025–2026
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains the hip turn that separates pros from amateurs, rotating around the centre instead of drifting.
Why golfers recommend it
- Hips too far in backswing
- Pelvis drifting, rotate around center
- Functional swing plane GIF text
- Load back side, then shift
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
4 comments from Reddit
u/TeddaMan2 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can’t figure out why I keep goat humping.”
[i.redd.it] \\functional Swing-plane\\ The GIF above and your video show a dashed white line through the club hosel and your trail elbow at address. When your camera is setup to look at the edge of this functional swing-plane this plane can be shown in a 2D image as a single line. 3D measurements have shown that most elite golfers swing close to this plane when the club-head is below their head height. The …
Strongly recommends View on Reddit
u/pharcide 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Been playing about a year and looking for any tips.”
You're throwing your trail hip and your lead hip too far forward in the back swing. The pros go maybe 30 degrees and sending your hips this back is too much to recover from to get them open. ▶ this video
Recommends View on Reddit
u/throwaway1045820872 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any advice?”
You are keeping your upper body relatively stable, but the center of your pelvis is moving a lot away from the target. This is partly caused by how much your lead leg is kicking in towards the target. This ends up tilting your spine towards the target in the backswing which isn’t good. You essentially want to feel like your pelvis stays where it’s at, and you rotate around the center of it. Your right hip should …
Recommends View on Reddit
u/SchvingBettah 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Need help with proper mechanics”
Few things. I think your biggest issue is how your loading our weight at the top, you need to get your weight to the backside during your backswing then transfer to the front, looks like you load into your front side and have all your weight there the whole time. Keep a little bend in the back knee too you don't want to lock it out. I like the move you do shifting to the front but it needs to start from your back …
Recommends View on Reddit
Excerpts of public comments, linked to the original. Want yours removed? See About.